NPR Story

4:33 pm

Fri May 23, 2014

Why Some Books You're Looking To Buy On Amazon Aren't There

Amazon is making it harder for customers to get books published by Hachette and its imprints. Amazon wants deeper discounts on the publisher's books; Hachette is balking. So if you go to the online retailer looking for, say, the new J.K. Rowling mystery, Amazon tells you the hardcover is currently unavailable.